Dont Stop has been played for me more times than Hail To the Chief, he told the crowd.

Below are EWs biggest highlights from the jam-packed evening.

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Are songs ever assigned?

Friday night was no different.

In fact, to use the obvious pun, it was, yep,dreamy.

The loss of Tom Petty has just about broken my heart, she said.

He was one of my best friends.

My heart will never get over this.

(His highlight reel of performances and speeches played often throughout the evening.)

He was not well and he fought his way through that tour.

He should have canceled.

He should have just gone home and go to the hospital.

But not Tom, he was going to go down that river.

Nicks had grown emotional at that point, as had her crowd.

Her parents are gone, she noted, and many of her friends have died.

Im Harry, he said, earning quite a chuckle.

He looked thrilled the entire time.

As Nicks noted during her speech, many of her fellow elder statesmen are gone.

These opportunities come all too rare.

The thousands at Radio City Music Hall didnt waste theirs.

The songs that they gave us will outlive all of us, he reminded during his speech.

Thank you, indeed.